气候变化影响的管理：第一个国际适应性标准出版

世界大型企业公司评估气候风险会给企业经济带来近万亿美元的损失，气候变化的影响不能被忽视。新的国际标准制定出来以帮助企业适应这种变化。

极端的天气、不断上升的温度和温室气体排放在各个方面影响着企业经济，同样，气候的变化也带来各种机遇。联合国气候变化框架公约（UNFCCC）最新报告显示，一些世界大型企业，市值近17万亿美元，据估计面临气候变化的风险成本将近1万亿美元。但另一方面，气候变化带来的商业机会及潜在收益将会成倍增加。 

因此，制定合理有序的计划以适应气候变化是企业成功的关键。 

ISO 14090《适应气候变化——原则、要求和指南》是该领域ISO标准中的第一版，旨在帮助组织评估气候变化影响，并制定有效适应计划。该标准将有效帮助企业识别和管理风险，并抓住气候变化可能带来的机会。 

它提供了一个管理框架，使组织能够在设计和实施政策、战略、计划和活动时适当考虑气候变化的影响并作出相应对策。 

制定标准的工作组的负责人约翰·多拉说，气候变化的影响，如意外的天气和温度变化，如果准备不充分，可能对组织产生重大影响，从而导致基础设施损坏或破坏。“了解气候影响不仅仅是为了防范气候变化。更重要的是基于风险和机遇做出的商业决策，因此了解恢复能力对于整个价值链（如采购、投资和保险）都很有用。” 

新的ISO标准适用于所有类型的组织，不管他们是否有适当的适应计划。该标准指导用户为联合国气候行动可持续发展目标（SDG 13）作出贡献。 

该标准旨在成为适应气候变化的总体标准，技术委员会还正在制定其他标准，以提供进一步的指导。其中包括ISO 14091《适应气候变化——脆弱性、影响和风险评估》和ISO 14092《温室气体管理和相关活动：地方政府和社区组织适应规划的要求和指导》。

Managing the impact of climate change: First International Standard for adaptation published

When some of the world’s biggest companies value climate risks to their businesses at nearly one trillion dollars, the impact of climate change cannot be ignored. Businesses need to adapt, and a new International Standard has just been developed to help.

Extreme weather, rising temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions are all aspects of our changing climate that can impact businesses. They can also create opportunities. A recent report by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) showed that a group of the world’s largest companies, worth collectively nearly USD 17 trillion, have valued the cost of climate change risks to their business at almost USD 1 trillion. On the flip side, they valued potential gains from business opportunities at more than double. 

Therefore, having robust plans in place to adapt to climate change is key to business success.

ISO 14090, Adaptation to climate change — Principles, requirements and guidelines, is the first in a range of ISO standards in this area and aims to help organizations assess climate change impacts and put plans in place for effective adaptation. It helps them identify and manage risks, as well as seize any opportunities that climate change may bring.

It offers a framework that enables organizations to give appropriate consideration to climate change adaptation when designing and implementing policies, strategies, plans and activities.

John Dora, Co-Convenor of the working group that developed the standard, said climate change impacts such as unexpected weather and temperature changes can have a significant effect on an organization’s bottom line if they are not prepared for it, causing infrastructure damage or disruption to their business: “Understanding climate impacts is not just for those implementing climate actions. Organizational decisions are made on the basis of risks and opportunities, so understanding resilience is useful across the value chain such as in purchasing, investment and insurance.”

The new ISO standard is useful for all kinds of organizations, regardless of whether they have adaptation plans in place. Implementation also enables users to directly contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on climate action (SDG 13).

It is intended to be the overarching standard for adaptation to climate change, and the committee is also working on other standards that will provide further guidance. These include ISO 14091, Adaptation to climate change — Vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment and ISO 14092, GHG Management and related activities: requirement and guidance of adaptation planning for organizations including local governments and communities.